Pippa Chapman

@chapmanpippa

Professor of biogeochemistry @UniversityLeeds with interests in soil science, sustainable agriculture, water quality, hedgerows, peatlands & climate change

University of Leeds geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/p.chapm… Joined November 2013

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Pippa Chapman @chapmanpippa Jan 20, 2025

Do you want to know how much additional #carbon is stored in #soil beneath #hedges compared to grass fields - then read this thread and new paper @SoGLeeds @PriestleyCentre @FraserHugill @GWCTScience

Sofia Biffi @sofbiffi Jan 20, 2025

📢New paper on planting #hedgerows

How much additional soil carbon builds up after planting hedges on grassland?

We looked at hedge #soil carbon storage across regions with different geologies and climate in England

📜doi.org/10.1016/j.agee…

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Pippa Chapman @chapmanpippa Nov 25, 2025

Congratulations to Dr Josiah Judson who passed his PhD viva today on the benefits of temperate agroforestry for soil functions at University of Leeds 🥳 🎉 🤩 🌳 🌿

Supervised with @geojho and Marcelo Galdos

Thanks to examiners Paul Burgess and Cat Scott

Pippa Chapman @chapmanpippa Jul 2, 2025

Join @FavColour_Green and @JRfromStrickley for the Hedge Safari @Groundswellaguk - today at 1pm and tomorrow at midday. New for 2025 - the hedge has been laid

Pippa Chapman @chapmanpippa Jun 4, 2025

Interested in learning more about on farm renewable energy - event at Askham Bryan College,York on Wed 23rd July - registration required tickettailor.com/events/univers…

www.tickettailor.com Select tickets – University of Leeds ClieNFarms wind and Anaerobic Digestion at farm-scale – Askham... University of Leeds ClieNFarms wind and Anaerobic Digestion at farm-scale – Askham Bryan College Conference Centre, Askham Bryan, York, Wed 23 Jul 2025 - Farm-scale wind generation and farm-scale...

Pippa Chapman @chapmanpippa May 22, 2025

Was great to be invited to this event and present initial results from our Regen Ag trial at Leeds @RNWade1 @FixOurFoodteam and hear about all the great work others are doing #regen #soilhealth #Resilience

The Green Farm Collective @TheGreenFarmCo1 May 21, 2025

Full house #GFC25 #Regenerative #Agriculture #Farm Resilient food and farming 🍞🌾🐑

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